Caddy bag



Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

UNITED param FFiicfl'zi-f" I Geenen L. MERCE, or BROOKLYN, NEW von-1;,assrenoit'ro A. e; sriitniNe .a snes.,

or NEWYORK, N. Y., A ooRPorrAr-.roN or Nn'wJnnsnY.'

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Application"filed-octoberas, 11923; serial Noter-1,017.

To all whom t may concern? Y Be it known that I, GEORGE L. Pinnen, a*

citizenV of the United States, and reside-nt of Brooklyn, inthe countyof Kings and State o`f New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Caddy Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has to do With caddy bags, and more particularlywith a pocket therein Which may be made to receive golf balls, golfshoes, or other articles.

The principal object of my invention is the provision of a pocket on thebag so llos cated and constructed that When articles'are placed therein,the same is not evident from the exterior appearance of the bag.

Another and important object of my invention is the provision of meansas above which may be readily incorporated in a caddy bag Withoutmaterial expense, or manufacturing difficulties, and may include meansfor covering the pockets, Which may be done in various manners.

I have illustrated` in the drawings, several forms which are to be takenas illustrative of divers Ways of carrying out my invention.

In these drawings Figure l is a front view of the complete bag. y

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a. portion of the bag.

Fig. 3 is a. fragmentary front view of a modified bag.

Fig. a is a vertical section through a. portion of the bag of Fig. 8.

Fig. 5 is a. similar view with the flaps open. l

Fig. 6 is a transverse section of a portion of the bag on line 6 6 ofFig. 4.

Fig. l is a detail, showing a modified ar-v rangement of flaps'.

The caddy bag of leather, or other suitable material, is shown at 1,which may be of any desired construction, and is provided With anaperture 2 of a shape which will be best determined by `circumstances.In one instance it may be found best to form the pocket as by means ofapplying a pocket linin within the hav' l served to that part of the bagadjacent the ,aperture 2, so that' the entire pocket fallsinside the.'bag.: fr

flapi'sewed, orl otherwise secured to the bag.

1 above 'the'aperturef'2,. may be advantage#- ously used andpro'vid-'edfwith an cnidinaryT fastening mechanism such as a buckle 5.It will thus be seen' thiatfwhen golf balls or other articles are placedWithinthe pocket, they are held entirely on the inside of the bag andthere is no vdisliguring bulge, or other irregular con-'tour given to'the outsideof the bag, which presents a neat appear ance.

Another form of pocket Which I havel found highly satisfactory, andwhich is of a. slightly different type, is illustrated in Fig. In thisfigure the caddy bag lis provided With an interior lining 6 of a ma-yte-rial such as heavy cloth, canvas, leather,` or the like. aan aperture7 of somewhat larger area than lin the former example, provides accessto the pocket. In forming the pocket I provide lines of stitchingpassing through the Wall ofthe` bag l and the lining 6, and in thisparticular instance, the stitching takes the form of a rectangle, theshort Wall of which occupies a position just above the opening 7 andex-Y tends to near the bottom of the bag. This construction provides amuch larger pocket than is the case in the other example shown, and thispocket may be used for larger .ar-y ticles, such as golfing shoes,refreshments, or other packages Which the golfer mayr desire to carrywith him. It .vill be perfectly apparent that articles in this pocketWill he separate from the 4sticks carried in the bag.

This type of pocket is also highly desirable because it requires novadditional material Within the bag, as the pocket proper consists,onone side of the bag lining, and on the other side, of the bag itself.

In order to properly protect such larger articles as might be spoiled bydampness and nain, I provide a fiap 8 which is provided Wit-li a linge-rpull-9. Side flaps l() and f ll, seWed-to the bag l, are designed toover-` lap each other, one of the flaps, l0, having a metallic loopIQsecured thereto adapted l to penetrate an aperture 1B in the flap ll.A strap l/l secured above the flaps .l0 and il may now be made to passbetween the 11 and themetellic loop 12, and be securely fastened, as bybuckle 15. Additional `means to protect the articles Within the pocketfrom theft, is shown'to consist of the metallic rings 16 at the end ofthe strap 111 and a. metallic ring v17 on the end of the stnaip holdingbuckle 15. Through these rings may be passed e padlock 18, which therebyprevents unauthorized access to the pocket.` A different larrangement,orflaps may be utilized, as for instance, it may' vbev desirable to iirstsecuretogether flaps 10' and v 11, and Athen overlay ythese parts withthe flap 8, which, in th-is case, Wouldbe prof' vided with an aperture19 adapted to receive the'metal 101019,12 and the strap 14:, as

before. .Thus articles Within the pocket would be yeiiectively protectedfrom rein' said member, closed by a izip cut Jfrom and integralWith'said member, the line of cutting defining said flap the uncutportion-y l constituting a, hinge, and a backing'within the' cylindricalmember attached to said memberend aroundsaid opening, whereby laminne-rpocket is formed.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature. I

GEORGE L vrinncn; 1 `1

